Even the ram raids stuff, which could have been an opportunity to show an overwhelming effort in the face of a topical issue, was met with a kind of bland centrism that was largely worried about the sheer cost of doing things instead of the cost of not doing anything. =(

These votes started getting counted this morning so naturally they will dominate the early votes, left block late swing will not be showing up yet. Lots of enrollment on election day will show up in specials.

#hopium/copium
NZpol

federated farmers: "don't lump us in with groundswell, some of us farmers really mean well"
*proceeds to join hands with denialist lobby groups who really want to not have to do anything to reduce the agricultural sector's emissions*

My question is why should she? Just because national needed Key to speak for them doesn't mean labour needs Jacinda. And it's only since Key spoke up that they have been asking where she is